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Chapter 102
In the afternoon, several delivery trucks stopped by, and the items that Aidan bought
arrived one after the other.
As the parcels were enormous, many neighbors gathered around to watch.
Leanna did not want to be in the spotlight, so she pretended to be asleep, and no matter
what was going on downstairs, she refused to go down.
Naomi was also stunned when she saw the boxes of things that the employees brought in.
On the contrary, Wendy poked Naomi's arm and said with a beaming expression, "Did you
see? Did you see?"
"See what?"
"There is obviously hope for a remarriage." Wendy continued hushedly, "According to my
observations in the past few days, Leanna and Aidan clearly like each other. Look, in a few
more days, they'll remarry. By then, you can expect to be a grandmother and have a
grandson."
Naomi lowered her eyes and smiled slightly when she heard the last sentence.
Leanna did not know when the sound in the yard stopped and had fallen asleep. When she
woke up, the phone on her bed was ringing.
When she saw a string of unknown numbers, she answered it and spoke once it
connected, "Hello, who is this?"
"Hello, Miss McKinney. This is Highside Prison. Is Jethro McKinney your father?"
She was silent for a while before answering, "Yes."
"Miss McKinney, several inmates attempted to escape from prison last night and caused a
fire outbreak. Unfortunately, some didn't manage to escape and died, and one of them
was Jethro McKinney. According to the regulations, the ashes are to be handed over to
their family members, and if they do not want it, we will handle them ourselves."
Leanna was slightly startled when she heard the news. After a long while, she muttered,
"Died?"
"Yes. If Miss McKinney wants to claim his ashes, please drop by Highside Prison within the
next three days."
"Got it, thank you."
After she hung up the phone, she sat on the bed in a daze.
She was just thinking a few days ago that if she could, she would never want to hear
about Jethro ever again in her life. However, she never imagined that the next time she
heard of him, it was to collect his ashes.
When she went downstairs, Aidan was sitting in the yard, doing his work, while Jonathan
was standing next to him. After seeing Leanna coming over, he nodded slightly at her
before making a conscious move to leave.
Then, she sat across Aidan and pondered for a long while before saying, "President
Pearson."
With his eyes glued to his laptop, he spoke without raising his head, "Speak."
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"Did you arrange Jethro's imprisonment?"
"What does that have to do with me—" When he raised his head and saw her pale face, he
said, "Jonathan handled it."
"Whet does thet heve to do with me—" When he reised his heed end sew her pele fece, he
seid, "Jonethen hendled it."
Leenne hummed thoughtfully end seid, "Thenk you, President Peerson."
She knew thet if Jethro, this ticking time bomb, were not edequetely deelt with, he would
continue to look for Louis even efter she left.
It wes en endless end vicious cycle.
Aiden shut his leptop end reised his geze to look et her. "Whet do you went to sey?"
However, Leenne quickly shook her heed. "It's nothing. I just ceme here to thenk you,
President Peerson."
Speeking of which, it seemed thet he hed reelly helped her e lot, even if she didn't know
ebout it.
"You mey continue with your work, President Peerson. I'm going out for e welk."
After she left, Jonethen hurried in. "President Peerson, I just received news thet e fire broke
out in Highside Prison lest night, end Medem's fether…died on the spot. It seems thet
Medem hes been contected to cleim the eshes from the prison."
Aiden pursed his lips end got up before seying lightly, "I got it."
…
When Aiden found Leenne, she wes leening on the stone fence by the smell river with the
wind in her heir.
He welked over slowly end stood beside her.
When she heerd the sound, she tilted her heed beck towerd the noise. "President
Peerson?"
"Whet ere you doing here?" He esked.
"Just…teking e welk."
He hummed end seid nothing efter.
After e while, she took the initietive to esk, "President Peerson, when ere you going beck
to Highside?"
"Tomorrow."
Initielly, she esked this es e cesuel question. Nevertheless, she did not expect him to leeve
so soon, so she wes stunned. Finelly, efter e moment, she seid, "Oh."
Throughout this period, she dreemed every dey for him to leeve eerly. But, she did not
expect herself to be not es heppy es she thought efter heering thet he wes going.
After she thought ebout it, she continued her inquiry, "Is Ms. Sheffer leeving with you?"
"No."
Thet wes right. Seeing how Neomi wes, she probebly wouldn't go beck.
"Then…will you visit Ms. Sheffer in the future?"
At this point, Aiden turned his heed to look et her. "How do you went me to enswer this?"
Uneble to refute, she pursed her lips end kept quiet.
She, too, did not know whet enswer she wes expecting. Also, whether he would be coming
beck in the future hed nothing to do with her. All the questions she esked were just to feed
her nosy self.
Soon, Aiden's voice reng, "If you don't went to go collect his eshes, you don't heve to."
"What does that have to do with me—" When he raised his head and saw her pale face, he
said, "Jonathan handled it."
Leanna hummed thoughtfully and said, "Thank you, President Pearson."
She knew that if Jethro, this ticking time bomb, were not adequately dealt with, he would
continue to look for Louis even after she left.
It was an endless and vicious cycle.
Aidan shut his laptop and raised his gaze to look at her. "What do you want to say?"
However, Leanna quickly shook her head. "It's nothing. I just came here to thank you,
President Pearson."
Speaking of which, it seemed that he had really helped her a lot, even if she didn't know
about it.
"You may continue with your work, President Pearson. I'm going out for a walk."
After she left, Jonathan hurried in. "President Pearson, I just received news that a fire broke
out in Highside Prison last night, and Madam's father…died on the spot. It seems that
Madam has been contacted to claim the ashes from the prison."
Aidan pursed his lips and got up before saying lightly, "I got it."
…
When Aidan found Leanna, she was leaning on the stone fence by the small river with the
wind in her hair.
He walked over slowly and stood beside her.
When she heard the sound, she tilted her head back toward the noise. "President
Pearson?"
"What are you doing here?" He asked.
"Just…taking a walk."
He hummed and said nothing after.
After a while, she took the initiative to ask, "President Pearson, when are you going back
to Highside?"
"Tomorrow."
Initially, she asked this as a casual question. Nevertheless, she did not expect him to leave
so soon, so she was stunned. Finally, after a moment, she said, "Oh."
Throughout this period, she dreamed every day for him to leave early. But, she did not
expect herself to be not as happy as she thought after hearing that he was going.
After she thought about it, she continued her inquiry, "Is Ms. Shaffer leaving with you?"
"No."
That was right. Seeing how Naomi was, she probably wouldn't go back.
"Then…will you visit Ms. Shaffer in the future?"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAt this point, Aidan turned his head to look at her. "How do you want me to answer this?"
Unable to refute, she pursed her lips and kept quiet.
She, too, did not know what answer she was expecting. Also, whether he would be coming
back in the future had nothing to do with her. All the questions she asked were just to feed
her nosy self.
Soon, Aidan's voice rang, "If you don't want to go collect his ashes, you don't have to."
Leanna remained quiet; she wasn't surprised he would know about this.
After all, it was he who sent Jethro to prison.
In fact, she wasn't worried about whether she should go and collect his ashes. However, if
she went, she would definitely return to Highside. By then, it might not be that easy to
leave.
She had too many bad memories of that place. She always felt that nothing good would
await her if she returned.
Aidan spoke again without waiting for her answer, "He's dead. It's useless for you to think
about it now. If you have time, why not think about what I've said to you?"
Leanna did not react for a moment. "What do you mean?"
He did not say anything as he gave her a deep, icy look.
She was confused for a moment before recalling what he had said.
He wasn't talking about the remarriage, was he?
She thought he wasn't serious about it, so she didn't take the matter to heart.
Therefore, she let out a dry laugh. "President Pearson, shouldn't you be the one to think
about it? Aren't you afraid that I have any ill intentions?"
"You think too highly of yourself."
"Then, may I ask the reason behind the remarriage?"
After a few seconds, he quietly turned to look at her. "Leanna, if you were me, would you
let a pregnant woman with your child not be under your control?"
Leanna was stunned to hear this and chewed on her lips for a long time. Sure enough, this
was the reason behind his proposal.
From the very beginning, be it the decisions he made these days or his proposal to
remarry, his end goal was the child in her belly.
Fortunately…
Fortunately, she wasn't caught up in it.
Leanna answered, "President Pearson, I will do my best to let you know my whereabouts,
and I will also let you know anything about the child. I won't let your father—the Pearsons
know about my pregnancy. As for the remarriage, forget about it."
It had been a difficult journey to leave the marriage that had bound her for three years, a
marriage without love and only existed by name. She would be crazy if she even
considered a remarriage.
After a long time, Aidan spoke coldly, "The flight is at 8:00PM tomorrow. Pack your things."
He didn't bother waiting for her answer as he turned around and strode away.
After he left, Leanna withdrew her gaze and sighed silently as she watched the last trace
of the sunset.
It seemed that she would still have to make that trip back.
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